Mosquito

[rhonda]

Hello,
I'm just wondering if you treated your clothes and items with permethrin soak before trekking.

[dcorker]

My husband and I completed the trek August this year. We did not treat our clothes before going but took Rid and Bushmans repellant. I didn't use either at all but my husband did. We didn't see a lot of mosquitoes, certainly not swarms of them. My husband did get a couple of bites (even with the repellant), generally at sunset when there were more around. Not a big problem though, not sure if it depends on the time of year.
Donna

[Waza]

Hi Rhonda

Pretty well agree with Donna's comments, surprisingly there weren't too many Mossies about. I remember I was bitten once during the night but that was about all.

Bees & bugs during the day were more of a problem, but with the bees, just get used to them and let them fly about you and land on you and they won't bite you. If you flap about with your hand they are likely to retaliate and nip you and it stings for a day or so. I took a little compact of Melaleuca Mel-Agel, which has Tea-Tree Oil in it and it was great.

With the bugs, just break off a small leafy frond and use it to swish away the bugs, especially when you are in a swampy area, just before the nine false peaks on the way up to Naduri.

Hope this helps and enjoy your trek.

Warren (Waza – Trek 83)

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